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1947

Nobel Prize Winners

6 laureates honored across 4 categories in the 47th Nobel Prize ceremony.

Total Laureates
6
Categories
04
Countries
04
Ceremony
47th Ceremony
Stockholm & Oslo

Physics

1 Laureate

Edward V. Appleton

United Kingdom

for his investigations of the physics of the upper atmosphere especially for the discovery of the so-called Appleton layer

Chemistry

1 Laureate

Sir Robert Robinson

United Kingdom

for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids

Physiology or Medicine

Literature

1 Laureate

André Gide

France

for his comprehensive and artistically significant writings, in which human problems and conditions have been presented with a fearless love of truth and keen psychological insight

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